Leeton vs Merungle Hill

Leeton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Merungle Hill. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Merungle Hill, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Merungle Hill: a median of $700,000, against $528,000 in Leeton. On these figures, Leeton tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Merungle Hill suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Leeton

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (27 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • But Merungle Hill is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 55%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Leeton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($527,500 vs $700,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Leeton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 11%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Leeton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (551.6 km vs 574.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Leeton has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • Merungle Hill has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Leeton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.3% vs -1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Leeton and Merungle Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Leeton Merungle Hill
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Leeton Merungle Hill
Walkability 5 / 0
Leeton — Walkability: 5/100 Merungle Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 17 / 26
Leeton — Safety: 17/100 Merungle Hill — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 80 / 84
Leeton — Low fire risk: 80/100 Merungle Hill — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Leeton has more residents (9,170 vs 258); Merungle Hill has higher household incomes ($91,936 vs $74,100).

Leeton Merungle Hill
Population 9,170
+97% vs other
 258
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.3% -1.5%
Median age 38 42
Median household income $74,100/yr $91,936/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+4% vs other
 $241/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leeton Merungle Hill
0-4 6.3% / 4.7%
Leeton — 0-4: 6.3% Merungle Hill — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 14.3% / 15.9%
Leeton — 5-14: 14.3% Merungle Hill — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 7.2% / 5.8%
Leeton — 15-19: 7.2% Merungle Hill — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.7% / 1.6%
Leeton — 20-24: 5.7% Merungle Hill — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 12.6% / 12.8%
Leeton — 25-34: 12.6% Merungle Hill — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 11.3% / 10.1%
Leeton — 35-44: 11.3% Merungle Hill — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 11.6% / 10.1%
Leeton — 45-54: 11.6% Merungle Hill — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 12.5% / 16.3%
Leeton — 55-64: 12.5% Merungle Hill — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 9.2% / 12.4%
Leeton — 65-74: 9.2% Merungle Hill — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 6.4% / 8.5%
Leeton — 75-84: 6.4% Merungle Hill — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 2.9% / 2.7%
Leeton — 85+: 2.9% Merungle Hill — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leeton 38.4% couple families
Leeton — Couple Families: 38.4% Leeton — Lone Person: 39.7% Leeton — One Parent Families: 17.0% Leeton — Group Household: 3.4% Leeton — Other Families: 1.5%
Merungle Hill 52.9% couple families
Merungle Hill — Couple Families: 52.9% Merungle Hill — Lone Person: 29.4% Merungle Hill — One Parent Families: 17.6% Merungle Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Merungle Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Leeton 31.6% renting
Leeton — Owned Outright: 35.5% Leeton — Mortgage: 32.9% Leeton — Renting: 31.6%
Merungle Hill 11.3% renting
Merungle Hill — Owned Outright: 51.5% Merungle Hill — Mortgage: 37.1% Merungle Hill — Renting: 11.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Leeton Merungle Hill
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 19.0%
Leeton — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Merungle Hill — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 7.8%
Leeton — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Merungle Hill — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 7.0%
Leeton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Merungle Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.6%
Leeton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Merungle Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.6%
Leeton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Merungle Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Leeton Merungle Hill
England 0.8% / 3.9%
Leeton — England: 0.8% Merungle Hill — England: 3.9%
India 1.4% / 3.1%
Leeton — India: 1.4% Merungle Hill — India: 3.1%
Italy 1.5% / 1.9%
Leeton — Italy: 1.5% Merungle Hill — Italy: 1.9%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.6%
Leeton — New Zealand: 0.9% Merungle Hill — New Zealand: 1.6%
Philippines 1.5% / —
Leeton — Philippines: 1.5% Merungle Hill — Philippines: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.8% / —
Leeton — Malaysia: 0.8% Merungle Hill — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leeton 84.9% houses
Leeton — Houses: 84.9% Leeton — Flats / Apartments: 11.6% Leeton — Townhouses: 3.4%
Merungle Hill 104.4% houses
Merungle Hill — Houses: 104.4% Merungle Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Merungle Hill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Leeton Merungle Hill
Median house price $527,500 $700,000
Median unit price $307,500 —
Median land price $172,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 14 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Merungle Hill has more rural and farming land (100% vs 87%).

Leeton Merungle Hill
Rural and farming 87% 100%
Residential 7% 0%
Environmental 4% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Leeton Merungle Hill
New dwellings approved 25
across Leeton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Leeton Merungle Hill
Houses 4.1%
$500/wk on $630K
 —
Units 5.2%
$352/wk on $355K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Leeton Merungle Hill
House price Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Schools Higher than 77% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 72% of NSW —

Liveability

Leeton Merungle Hill
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Leeton Merungle Hill
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
16/100
Crime High
83/100
 High
74/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Leeton Merungle Hill
Inside the suburb 8 0
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 4 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Leeton

  • Leeton Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • OneSchool Global NSW - Leeton Independent · Combined above peers
  • Wamoon Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Leeton High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Parkview Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Francis De Sales Regional College Catholic · Secondary at peers

Schools in Merungle Hill

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Leeton Merungle Hill
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 27 1
Childcare 5 0
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 6 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Merungle Hill sits further from the CBD (574.7 km vs 551.6 km).

Leeton Merungle Hill
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 551.6 km 574.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 373 min
same for both
Public transport score 64/100
Bus
 21/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 69.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2705
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2705
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Leeton Merungle Hill
Car (driver) 80.5% / 78.6%
Leeton — Car (driver): 80.5% Merungle Hill — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home 6.5% / 12.8%
Leeton — Worked from Home: 6.5% Merungle Hill — Worked from Home: 12.8%
Car (passenger) 8.1% / 3.4%
Leeton — Car (passenger): 8.1% Merungle Hill — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Walked Only 4.0% / 5.1%
Leeton — Walked Only: 4.0% Merungle Hill — Walked Only: 5.1%
Bicycle 0.6% / —
Leeton — Bicycle: 0.6% Merungle Hill — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

Leeton Merungle Hill
Elevation 131 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Leeton Merungle Hill
Connectivity score 51/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 20%
4,496 premises
 0%
134 premises

Climate

Leeton Merungle Hill
Annual rainfall 453 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Leeton Merungle Hill
Average residential rate $1,118/yr
same for both
Council Leeton
same for both

Federal electorate

Leeton Merungle Hill
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Leeton Merungle Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Leeton

Affordable Rural

Merungle Hill

Rural

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